theater of operations
Military campaign region
A theater of operations is a large geographic area where military forces conduct coordinated campaigns during a war.
The term divides warfare into manageable regions: the Pacific theater, the European theater.
Each theater typically has unified command and distinct strategic objectives.
The phrase sometimes extends to other large-scale coordinated efforts: the theater of operations for disaster relief.
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- battle planScheme for combat
- mapSpatial representation of terrain
- terrainLand's physical features
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
supply lines · borders · zones · maneuver · ground forces · reconnaissance · transportation · counteroffensive · doctrine · engineering corps · communications · lines of communication · tactics · field hospitals · coordinates · command · chain of command · boundaries
- military zonesmilitary zone, combat zone, war zone, defense zone, DMZ
- war zonesbattlefield, combat zone, battleground, front line, warzone
- militarysoldiers, army, troops, officers, navy
- Doublespeakcollateral damage, enhanced interrogation, friendly fire, regime change, neutralize
theater of operationshome front
Civilian sector during war
rear echelon · homeland · rear area · home base · continental United States
theater of operationsdemilitarized zone
Area barring armed forces
neutral territory · peace zone · buffer zone · sanctuary · safe haven
theater, theatre, theaters, theatres, theatrical, theatrically, theatrics, operate, operates